Handling device for a micro-invasive surgical instrument

Patent Number: 9387003

Patent Date: 2016-07-12

Patent type: utility

A handling device for a micro-invasive surgical instrument includes a gripping device to hold and guide the handling device, a shaft coupling to couple the handling device with a proximal end of a shaft, and a rod coupling that can slide linearly inside the handling device between a distal assembly position and a range of working positions for coupling with a proximal end of a transmission rod that can be slid inside a shaft coupled with the shaft coupling. The slidable rod coupling is configured, in the assembly position, to receive or release a proximal end of a transmission rod and to hold a proximal end of a transmission rod, in the range of working positions. The shaft coupling is configured to block a proximal end of a shaft in a position in which the proximal end of the shaft holds the rod coupling in the range of working positions.

Inventors

First Name Last Name City State Country
Jochen Stefan - - -
Daniel Kaercher - - -

IPCs

Section Class Sub Class Group Sub Group
A 61 B 17 29
A 61 B 17 00

Assignee

Organization First Name Last Name City State Country
Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG - - - - -